In principle if I could not have a home I wouldn't. But not having a home would be too difficult procedurally, going from hotel to hotel, the gap of three hours where you're hungry and tired. Lee Child difficultgaphome Change image and share on social
A calm environment is for after I finish work. Lee Child calmenvironmentfinish Change image and share on social
I don't need validation, recognition or praise. What I need are facts and the facts are that one of my books gets sold, somewhere in the world, every second. Lee Child bookfactpraise Change image and share on social
I love Italian food but that's too generic a term for what's available now: you have to narrow it down to Tuscan, Sicilian, and so on. Lee Child foodgenericitalian Change image and share on social
I wanted readers to be genuinely unsure as to whether she's telling the truth or lying. It meant making her partly sympathetic, and partly unsympathetic, which wasn't easy. Lee Child easygenuinelylie Change image and share on social
I had been coming to America very frequently for many, many years, so I had plenty of exposure - and maybe the best kind of exposure, because I think first impressions are very important. Maybe I notice stuff that is just subliminal to people who live here all the time. Lee Child americacomeexposure share on social
L.A. has a fantastic car scene and because the climate is so gentle, cars can last forever. Lee Child carclimatefantastic Change image and share on social
My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever. Lee Child calljimlee Change image and share on social
I'd been a thriller reader all my life. Lee Child lifereaderthriller Change image and share on social
I have the 'thing' worked out - the trick or the surprise or the pivotal fact. Then I just start somewhere and let the story work itself out. Lee Child factpivotalstart Change image and share on social
